Hey guys-
The moment you've all been waiting for is finallllly here.
Without further adieu, I present to you...
Z I P P E R
lucille granger
"You're up early," Onyx chimed as she walked in the dorm. I turn around to see Blaise standing right beside her and I immediately squeal, running towards my bed to grab a cloak to wrap around my bare body.
"Onyx!" I shouted, "I'm changing!"
"Blaise won't look," Onyx responded, removing her shirt and heading over to the dresser.
"I will, but I don't really care for it," Blaise retorted, as Onyx slapped his chest.
I scoffed. "Blaise, turn around," I reprimanded. He sighed and turned around. I let the cloak drop to the ground and walked over to my dresser.
"Skirt or dress pants?" I asked Onyx,
"Dress pants. It's been a while since you wore dress pants," She responded, putting her button up on.
I pulled out the dress pants and my blouse out from the dresser and set the blouse on top of the dresser. "I don't understand why you can't just pack a spend-a-night bag for the next day when you stay at Blaise's"
"Because I want to come back to you, doll- face," She marked as she giggled shortly after.
I rolled my eyes. "Okay, Mrs. Zabini," I jeered.
"Ew, Lucille," She snapped.
"Ew?" Blaise queried.
"I don't mean it!" She said quickly, then pecked Blaise on the cheek for reassurance.
I chuckled, as I slipped on my dress pants. I start struggling to zip up my pants. I sucked in and tried again. It wasn't budging. What the fuck?
I continued struggling when I immediately gave up and sat on the ground in frustration.
"I don't want to go to class," I seethed, with my arms crossed.
"Why?" Onyx asked, as she slipped on her skirt.
"These bloody pants won't fucking fit!" I exclaimed, getting back up and trying again.
"Here, let me help," She walked towards and slapped my hands out of the way from my zipper. She tried forcing the zipper to close, but it wasn't budging. "Fuck's sake, Lucille. Suck in or something!"
"I'm bloody trying!" I shouted back.
Lorenzo barges in and immediately covers his eyes. "Is this the wrong time??" He cautioned.
"No, could you help me?" Onyx asked Lorenzo.
"With what?" He asked, his hand still over his eyes.
"Lucille's bloody fucking zipper. It won't fucking close and I'm starting to get irritated,"
"I don't think I should do that-"
"Just fucking help, Enzo!" Onyx shouted.
"Alright, alright, bloody hell," He snapped, shuffling towards me blindly with his eyes covered. "Guide me to the fucking zipper,"
Onyx guided his hands towards my zipper. He had to crouch a little, given that he's literally 9 inches taller than me. He tried zipping up with one hand, but it wouldn't work.
"Ah fuck this," He snapped, uncovering his eyes and looking directly at the zipper and not my topless self. Respect.
He zipped the pants effortlessly as Onyx and I huffed.
"There you go!" Onyx cheered, as she patted Lorenzo's back. Lorenzo immediately covered his eyes and walked towards the wall.
"Thank you," I told him. He threw his thumb up in the air.
I looked in the mirror and noticed that the button was literally struggling to hold my pants closed.
What the fuck? Why am I having issues?
"Do you think I gained weight?" I asked Onyx.
"NO-. Um not at all, Lucille!" Lorenzo interrupted. Weird.
"I don't think so," Onyx glanced over at me, "You just got... curvier."
I looked at myself in the mirror once again and noticed my hips were becoming more... accentuated.
"Hmm," I say, "Odd."
Wait.
Not odd.
I walk over to the book shelf and immediately pull out a Charms book. I flip the pages over and over, looking for a specific spell.
"I'll meet you at the commons?" Onyx asked me as she slung her book bag over her shoulder.
"Mhm, yes you go ahead," I respond flipping through the charms.
Blaise, Onyx, and Lorenzo start leaving.
"Lorenzo," I shout, "You stay."
He backs up into the room, still facing the wall. "Why?"
"Just-. Just give me a second," I say, frantically flipping through the pages.
Once I find the page, I immediately read it.
REPERIO FORDUS
[IE. DETECTION OF PREGNANCY]
\REQUIRES TWO PARTICIPANTS\
This charm can only be casted by those who are in true need; it is only successfully performed on those who are of foetus. To cast this wandless charm, the caster must place their hand on either the woman's back or waist and say REPERIO FORDUS. Once this has been casted, results can only occur when the person the charm has been casted on is with child (WAND MUST BE IN OTHER HAND IN ORDER FOR THIS CHARM TO BE PERFORMED, OTHERWISE THE RESULTS WILL BE FAULTY)
[RESULTS IF WITH CHILD]
A heartbeat through the caster's hand and woman's stomach can be felt, (MAKES FOETUS' HEARTBEAT PROMINENT)
{CREATOR OF CHARM}
BADEEA ALI
1989-1990
"Lorenzo," I say, "Can you do this for me?" I turn his body around by the shoulder and bring the page up to his face.
He widens his eyes, trying to read it. "Fuck's sake Lucille can you back up, I can't read the bloody page," He exclaims. As he takes the book, he reads it from a fair distance. Once he's done reading it, he looks up at me.
"You can't be serious?" He hesitated.
I bit my lip nervously. "It's just to see, but I truly doubt it," I responded frantically.
"No, I'm not-"
"Lorenzo! Could you please just cast the bloody charm!" I shout.
Lorenzo huffs. He pulls out his wand and holds it up, then places his hand gently on my bare stomach. His cold hands and metal rings press against my skin, causing me to suck in at the sudden temperature.
There's no way I am.
Well, there are many ways I could be; I'm an idiot.
"Do you really want me to do this, Lucille?" He looked at me with worrisome in his face.
"Oh, get on with it," I groan. He huffs.
He holds his wand in the other hand, grabbing it nervously.
Then Lorenzo removes his hand from my stomach.
"What are you doing?" I ask.
"Lucille," He stammers, "There's something I have to tell you."
My heart starts beating fast. "What is it..?"
He sits on Onyx's ottoman, and sighs, rubbing his face in disappointment.
"You're making me nervous, Enzo. Just say it already," I quiver, as I cross my arms.
He huffs. "I already knew."
I stared at him. "Knew what?"
No response.
"Lorenzo," I stated sternly, "What did you already know?"
He gulped. "Narcissa confirmed that you were-" He stuttered, "That you were um-. That you were pregnant,"
My eyes widened.
"Lorenzo, cast the spell."
"But I already t-"
"Cast the fucking spell, Lorenzo. I need proof. I need fucking proof. I'm not going to believe it until you show me proof."
He immediately got up and placed his hand on my stomach. "You're a fucking pain in the ass, Lucille."
He held his wand up and closed his eyes.
"Reperio Fordus," He muttered.
And there it was.
The soft, pattering, small heartbeat emitting through the core of my body and Lorenzo's hand.
He opened his eyes and looked down with his hand still on my stomach.
I looked at him and he looked at me.
Tears started pooling in my eyes and Lorenzo immediately grabbed me into a tight embrace.
I sobbed softly, trying to wrap my head around what just happened.
"And you knew?" I croaked.
"I knew." He responded.
I pulled away from his embrace and looked up at him. He wiped my tears away with his thumb.
I bit my lip nervously, not really knowing what to do or say next. I mean, what do you say after you find out you're pregnant?
"Can you... cast it again?" I quivered.
"U-Um. Of course," He replied, placing his hand on my stomach.
Lorenzo muttered the spell once more.
The soft, pattering, small heartbeat emitted once more.
Despite the current situations that I'm going through- that Draco is going through, a small smile somehow grew across my face. Though I was worried, anxious, fucking scared, a little angry, and choked up, feeling the small heartbeat sent me back down to earth.
"Strong heartbeat, that one," Lorenzo commented.
I looked at him and he looked at me.
We suddenly bursted into laughter.
"Yeah, I agree," I chuckled, though still sniffling.
As our laughter died down, silence emitted immediately.
I looked back at the mirror and placed my hand on top of my stomach.
"Lorenzo?" I question.
"Yes?"
I turn around and face Lorenzo.
"Should I be scared?"
He bit his lip nervously, fiddling with his rings.
"Lucille," He spoke, "When you have me, Onyx, Blaise, and Draco, I wouldn't be scared."
A tear rolled down my cheek as a wave of emotions concocts in my body.
"For a little while, yes. But I mean, a lot of things happen for a reason, Lucille," He assured. "I wouldn't be scared."
Lorenzo walked towards me and pulled me gently into an embrace.
"Not when you have me as a best friend, I truly wouldn't be scared," He cooed, wiping my tear away with his thumb
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